Chapter 7. Codecs

7.1. Video codecs
7.1.1. DivX4/DivX5
7.1.2. FFmpeg/libavcodec
7.1.3. XAnim codecs
7.1.4. VIVO video
7.1.5. MPEG-1/2 video
7.1.6. MS Video1, Cinepak CVID, and other older codecs
7.1.7. RealVideo
7.1.8. XviD
7.1.9. Sorenson
7.1.10. x264
7.1.10.1. What is x264?
7.1.10.2. What is H.264?
7.1.10.3. How can I play H.264 videos with MPlayer?
7.1.10.4. How can I encode videos using MEncoder and x264?
7.2. Audio codecs
7.2.1. Software AC3 decoding
7.2.2. Hardware AC3 decoding
7.2.3. libmad support
7.2.4. Hardware MPEG audio codec
7.2.5. VIVO audio
7.2.6. RealAudio
7.2.7. QDesign codecs
7.2.8. Qualcomm codecs
7.2.9. AAC codec
7.3. Win32 codecs importing HOWTO
7.3.1. VFW codecs
7.3.2. DirectShow codecs